Chantel Schott

Another of our Artists from the Darling Downs region is the lovely Chantel Schott. Her work is very unique and beautifull. Here is her Artists Statement:
 
Art is a form of communication and a connection to life’s responses to stimuli. It connects us to meaning and influences our perceptions, moods and feelings. The themes I am exploring with my current work serve as a metaphor for the term ‘vintage’. A world of colour, collage and delicate line work gives an anticipation of the familiar becoming extraordinary.

Recycled items including vintage magazines and books, portions of my original artworks, text, photographs and found objects are used to alter sense of place and time. In this context it’s all about my mind’s eye and a world of imagination. My objective is to build pathways between past, present and a possible future of contemporary imagery using elements of myth-making and dream-states to reconstruct images which may potentially one day be considered ‘vintage’.



How do you create your work?

I work very organically, I don’t premeditate what I am going to make but I do think about the feel or style I’ll take. I usually start by choosing a background colour and then attack the canvas with collaged pieces, ink, acrylic and then let the canvas sort of tell me what’s next, and that is when I will add in my filigree-like line work.

What inspires you to create?

 Everything! It’s like an obsession where I need to be creating the paintings. I work a full time job in the Arts, so I am surrounded by creativity and therefore never stop thinking about what I’m going to do next.

What are your hopes for the future?

To work towards making my art work for me. I hope to be professionally practising art full time, gaining representation all over the world! And finally one day would like to have my own gallery to not only promote myself but assist others in their art world journey!

Name a few things that make you happy?

Sunshine, A canvas sale, Painting, Yen magazine, Love, Vegie Gardens and hot water with lemon.

Who are some of your favourite Artists?

There are so many that I just love! But some names that come to mind are Donald James Waters, Ron Van Gennip, Miss Van, Don Milner, Starr and Kamal Swami.

Music Artists?

 Haim (falling), Alpine (Lovers part 2), Mace and the Motor (Here it comes again), Toto (Rosanna), Led Zeppelin (Ramble On) – wow this list could be endless! Ha!

 

 

Identify
40cm x 40cm
Acrylic and Mixed Media

  

Cirkel

76cm x 76cm

Acrylic and Mixed Media

 
 The Dive 
 50cm x 60cm
 Acrylic and Mixed Media

 

A Serene Haunt 
61cm x 76cm
Acrylic and Mixed Media

  

 

 Intricacy

50cm x 60cm

Acrylic and Mixed Media

 

 

 

Hide Out 50cm x 60cm
Acrylic and Mixed Media

Links 

http://www.chantelschott.daportfolio.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Billgabee-Art-by-Chantel-Schott/338438188421


Now this is a seriously cool tune.  Here is Haim with "Falling"

iconic:a

iconic:a has some amazing work in the gallery. His art is extremely detailed and finished to a very high standard. It's also well priced  and would make a great addition to any household. Here is a paragraph taken from his blog:

iconic:a fine art can be described as “Pop Art done well” or “Fine Art for Nerds”
 
Having worked as an artist in the video games industry for the past 11 years, (on such games as Grand Theft Auto IV and Crackdown) as an Environment Artist. It had always been my desire to get back into doing traditional art. Come late 2009, a year and a half after emigrating to Australia from Scotland, I finally took the plunge and bought myself some cheap oil paints, brushes and canvases. With some fear and trepidation I did a couple of paintings. The inferior materials and ring rust was evident in the work, but they weren’t terrible, or as terrible as I had first feared.

These painting are definitely not terrible, they are fantastic. Here is our little interview.
 
  
How do you create your work?

My artistic process is very much based on the Venetian and Flemish methods of painting.
I tend to transfer my image to the canvas, I do a light red or warm base wash to tone my canvas. Once that dries I do the bulk of my work with just white and raw umber. Once I am happy with the under painting I let that dry, then I just do layer upon layer of transparent and semi-transparent glazes until I am happy with the final result.

What inspires you to create?

My iconic:a work is inspired by retro classic stuff from TV and films. Be it Star Wars, Star Trek, Classic movie monsters etc. Basically for this work I want to do paintings of things that resonate with people but to the best of my abilities.

What are your hopes for the future?

My plans are to make a living from my art. Having worked as a commercial artist and a video games artist for the past 11 years, I am now at the point I just want to do traditional art again. Not being told what to do or doing someone else's vision.

Name a few things that make you happy?

Being married to my lovely wife Melissa. Living in Australia (I'm from the UK) so I love living in the warm sunshine all year round. when a painting works and just getting better and faster at making art.

Who are some of your favourite Artists?

This is too long a list for me to write. There are a number of contemporary artists I love. But I can't look past the old masters. Rib era, Rubens and Rembrandt are my particular favourites.

I always ask who peoples favourite music artists are as I like to stick a clip at the end.

I have always loved Electronic music, and have been buying it obsessively since around 1991.
I like Ambient, Electro, Detroit, and some drum n' bass music. As long as it's melodic, melancholic and well done I will like it. The stuff I like is very much underground and not stuff you are going to hear in mainstream media. 

 Spock

 Frankenstein

 Golden Refractions

 Mario

 Pollen Catcher

Jabba in Adidas


Links

http://iconicafineart.wordpress.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/iconica.fineart 


Here is Autechre - 444

A Curious Bestiary

A Curious Bestiary : Art by Kaitlin Beckett

I love looking at all the fabulous creatures Kaitlin has come up with. It is truly unique work and I am proud to have her in Karen White Gallery. Here is some more information about this talented Artist from her website.

Kaitlin’s art is a multi-layered process and incorporates the use of many media. After moving from New Zealand to Melbourne in 2002, she has had solo exhibitions in Melbourne, exhibited in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and America and her works have been collected throughout the world.
 
 Artist’s Statement:

“Since childhood I have had a love for the fantastic and the imaginary – I enjoy depicting the real and the unreal together, biomechanical juxtapositions, the unusual engaged with the everyday. The natural world, odd dreams, cryptozoology, literature and science fiction inspire me; and attachments, disguises, viscera and machinery are recurring themes in my bestiary. My characters invoke a sense of pathos, unease or humour, and I like to encourage others to invent their own narrative around my creatures.”

All creatures hand reared in Melbourne, Australia.


How do you create your work

Airbrushed acrylics and inks on canvas and paper, with chalk pastels worked in and layers of ink detail.

What inspires you to create?

Nature documentaries, sci fi movies, cryptozoology, mythology, crazy dreams.

What are your hopes for the future?

I'm looking forward to a solo in Melbourne later in the year, and expanding the beast army worldwide.

Name a few things that make you happy?

Splashing paint around, reading my art books, listening to music, looking at clouds. Who are some of your favourite Artists? Beksinski, HR Giger, MC Escher, Mucha, Beardsley, Frida Kahlo, Klimt, Bacon.

I always ask who peoples favourite music artists are as I like to stick a clip at the end.


This one's one of my all time favourites : Slint

Blood Goat

Dear and Cart

Heli Parrot

Pedalling Bird

Spider Walker

Stitch Bird

Ram Roller

 Links

http://www.a-curious-bestiary.com/index.php

https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Curious-Bestiary-Art-by-Kaitlin-Beckett/188719843428?fref=ts

https://twitter.com/curiousbestiary

http://instagram.com/curiousbestiary#




Here is Slint - Breadcrumb Trail

A Touch of Glass

Simone Mccluskie creates fused and slumped handmade glass plates, bowls and platters for functional or decorative use.They are bright, colourful and quite popular in here. Simone is also a regular at the Young Designers Market at Southbank as well as the Brisstyle Twilight Markets. 

 What inspires you to create?

Creating is an escape from my 9-5.

 What are your hopes for the future?

I would love to work on my glass full time so that I can be at home with my children and spend my days doing something I love.

 Name a few things that make you happy?

So many things make me happy, hearing from my friends and family back home in the UK, friends here, chocolate, family time (yes chocolate came before family time), opening my kiln in the morning.

 Who are some of your favourite Artists?

I don't really follow any artists but I guess all my fellow Brisstyle friends. I meet so many talented people at the markets.

 I always ask who peoples favourite music artists are as I like to stick a clip at the end.

Any Northern Soul, Tamla Motown, Paul Weller.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/atouchofglassau?fref=ts 

http://www.simonemccluskie.etsy.com/ 

Here is Paul Weller with Sunflower

Intric8art

Intric8art is very popular in here. I sold a print 5 minutes after I put it in the window last Sunday. They are very groovy and a lot of fun.

 What inspires you to create?

Blank canvases and sharpies! I’m one of those people who can’t sit still, or not doodle on a piece of paper while on the phone. Subconsciously I’m always creating something – I have that natural urge to draw. When given a blank canvas I never have the final design in mind before I start creating, as nothing ever goes to plan. I think it’s good to let your natural instincts do the creating and work off that – that way there is no pressure or expectation. As I start drawing something sparks a new idea, and another.. until BOOM I’ve created something so intricate and detailed it almost seems impossible to find where I originally started. Then I’ll do it all over again… but maybe I’ll add colour this time…

 What are your hopes for the future?

I’d love to continue to travel the world and be inspired by different cultures and landscapes. I’d love to come home to my own crazy little art studio full of colour and life. A room where I can walk in and have the natural urge to create something new. Endless possibilities. If I could work full time creating my own prints and greeting card designs, I’d be very satisfied! I’d also love to do some collaborative work with other artists and create some intense pieces for the public eye.

Name a few things that make you happy?

Loud music! Always a good method of getting yourself into that ‘happy place’. It’s a great way to unwind and lose yourself. I also love being out in nature, I love scenic views and sunsets. Nature is so pretty! I want to keep travelling and explore the world.

 Who are some of your favourite Artists?

Firstly Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte. They both created such unusual and surreal pieces that are so out of this world and intriguing. I love it! Another favourite is Klimt, especially Tree Of Life. The detail and luxurious colours in his artworks are captivating. I could stare at his artworks for hours…

 I always ask who peoples favourite music artists are as I like to stick a clip at the end Hmm…

I love The Black Keys!


Funky Drawing

 Blue Ladies V4

 Black City

 Links

https://www.facebook.com/Intric8Art?fref=ts

http://www.etsy.com/shop/intric8art

http://www.zazzle.com.au/intric8art+gifts


Here is "The Black Keys" with "Lonely Boy"

Anita Hammadache Photography

Anita is a Brisbane based photographer who has lived in many parts of the world. We have already sold one of her prints and it went off to Townsville. Here is more about Anita taken from her facebook page.

My hands are always in many pies. I have gone where the wind has taken me and followed my mood for that moment. However my one consistent joy besides my family and kids has been following my creative instincts.

In 2001 I studied Art & Design in Leeds, England as was introduced to the world of photography and design I love the constant learning and personal development with which it brings.

I don't think I will ever be unique to one particular type of photography or design. I consider myself rather flexible (not literally) quite adaptive. I think this is what gives me my creative edge. I'm always ready to progress, learn and be very open to new and different ideas. Never fixed on how things should be just how then can be.


 
What inspires you to create?

 The story behind the image inspires me to create the most. In every photo is a story of how it came to be a picture in my camera. Mostly it's just normal every day happens that appeal to me and the beauty in everything I come across.

 What are your hopes for the future?

I hope that in the future I will have a great career doing what I love and sharing my thoughts through images that will inspire others to see the wonderful things that exist in the world. My focus is on challenging our preconceived concepts and through the use of imagery show the real story.

Name a few things that make you happy?

 Its my family that make me the happiest of all apart from all loving all my technical toys of course. I love watching my kids run in the park with joy on there faces and I love to spend time tinkering with my camera and turning the images into a creative piece of art.

 Who are some of your favourite Artists?

 Presently I live in a bit of a bubble and the goings on outside of that elude me. and I have so many favourite artists from so many different genre its hard to list it all. However my favourite Artists are those creators who aren't mass produced like an artist called Jim Fearnley from Nambour with his wonderful watercolours or my sister Michelle Loveday from Funked Up Furniture.

 I always ask who peoples favourite music artists are as I like to stick a clip at the end.
 
A couple of my favourite songs are Desert Rose by Sting and Cheb Mami and J'ai Laisse by Christopher
Mae. Also anything that I can groove to.


These are the latest photos of Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast taken by Anita that will be coming to the Gallery soon.

You can find more of Anita's wonderfull work at these links:

http://hammadache.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HammadachePhotography

Sting featuring Cheb Mami - Desert Rose

 

 

Lars Vester

Lars Vester is quite popular in here. A lot of people pop in to admire his work. I am pretty happy about that as himself and his partner Wen are very lovely people. 

Here is his Artist Statement.

As an artist, I’m fascinated by the way nature can be brought to life by light and weather–as if it’s trying to tell us a story. In a sense, I see my role to be more of a storyteller, speaking on behalf of nature, than merely a painter. Through my work, I try to capture those ‘You just had to be there’ moments that Mother Nature sometimes create, and aim to connect viewers to the everyday subjects around us that we often overlook.

I am forever chasing that magical light that so rarely presents itself, and when it does, usually only last for a very short period. When I eventually find it, it forms the basis for a new piece of work. I prefer to work in a loose style, while creating a harmonious marriage between illusion and reality. I usually achieve this by infusing my work with a sense of mystery and intrigue, creating atmosphere and depth through dramatic foreground textures that transition into softer focal points.

My latest work has been inspired by my local area, and is themed ‘West End in a Different Light’. This series focusses on the beauty that is right before our eyes every day, but perhaps we never stop to view and admire.

Lars creating his Art

 

His wall in the Gallery

Great Southern Land


 

Close Encounter


 

Purple Haze

Riverside Shade

And my  mini interview

What inspires you to create?

Mother Nature and all of her mischief.

What are your hopes for the future?

That my customers don't run out of wall space...Oh, and to win the Glover Art Prize


Name a few things that make you happy?

Art, Music, Friends, Family. And seeing people getting joy from my work. 

Who are some of your favourite Artists?

Too many to list, but some of my favourites are William Turner, PS. Krøyer and David Boyd.

I always ask who peoples favourite music artists are as I like to stick a clip at the end.

A bit of Richard Ashcroft played VERY LOUD in the studio always get me going.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/LarsVesterArt 

 http://larsvesterart.com/
 

A Song For The Lovers - Richard Ashcroft

HeXtasy - Designs Of Decadence

Today we are featuring the lovely Samantha Stitz of Hextasy an Artist based in Brisbane Australia. She has a whole showcase of her delicate work in here. Just perfect for an original gift or even to spoil yourself.

 Here is a description of HeXtasy taken from her facebook page:

Welcome to the world of heXtasy and my designs of decadence. This world is the result of a love for all things shiny, a penchant for fiddling and a hermit lifestyle that I seem to have adopted. Dabbling in the art since 2006, after several years of working as a freelance digital artist. It has been wonderful to finally move from a non-physical realm into the physical. Inspired by the laments of all forms of music and the world of colour we live in, each piece develops a life of it's own to become truely unique. I hope you will enjoy my work as much as I have enjoyed the creation.

 Here is our little Interview

What inspires you to create?

I'm a glass tart. Plain and simple, I love the feel, the colours, the mesmorising effect the torch has on me. It's my meditation, my escape from reality into my own little world, may have been a pyromanic in a prevous life hmmmm... would explain alot.

 What are your hopes for the future?

I currently am flicking between soft glass, borosilicate glass (hard glass) and fusing dichroic pieces, working full time in my day job leaves me fitting all this in where I can, I would love to pursue this on a more professional level going into more sculptural pieces. It is the whole "one day" ideology that keeps me going. In the meantime, I can live under the guise of "don't make the person that burns things angry" at work ;D

Name a few things that make you happy?

Nothing is better than seeing my pieces go to good homes and the wonderful community of talented artists out there I have met through markets. My awesomely supportive parents and boyfriend, without them I would not be where I am right now. Prior to glass my passion was (and still is) digital art and drawing, one day I would like to continue with this but unfortunately Santa did not deliver last year with my present for another 5 hours in a day.

Who are some of your favourite artists?

Oh boy where to start.... to numerous to mention.... Michele Coletti, Astrid Riedel and Lydia Workman Muell would be right up there. Favourite music artists Once again too numerous to mention, AFI, Chevelle, Sundown, Lana Delray, The Cure, Raspuna, Rob Zombie... the list is rather varied and depends on the mood (or how many beads I need to push out lol)

HeXtasy Links

http://www.hextasy.com/store/

http://hextasy.etsy.com/

http://hextasy.artfire.com/



I am a bit besotted by this lady's music at the moment so I am glad she is one of Samantha's faves.

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

Cary Davies Art

Cary Davies is one of our current artists in the Gallery. Her work is a lot of fun and very cute. Here is a quote from her facebook page: "I paint and draw using various mediums such as water colour, ink, acrylic and oils. My techniques and styles are as varied as my life experiences".

What inspires you to create?

 What inspires me good friends happy days ,sunshine compliments more but that's enough now.

What are your hopes for the future?

Hopes for the future, l would like to be recognized for my art.

Name a few things that make you happy?

What makes me happy is a cat playing the kindness of a friend ,someone stopping to say that's a great painting etc.

Who are some of your favourite Artists?

Artists I admire are Bill Robinson (Australia),Jackson Pollack (USA), Rotho spelt wrong l think Klimt and many more.

 I always ask who peoples favourite music artists are as I like to stick a clip at the end.

 My favorite music is the Rolling Stones.

 Cary's work in the window

Ocean

Inner Child Series

Horses (Purple Rain)

Parrots

Some Links to Cary's Work


http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/cary+davies/all 
 
https://www.facebook.com/CaryDaviesArt?fref=ts 

 

 Here is the Rolling Stones _"Painted Black" Sorry about the sound quality but it is the only one I could find.

London Heir

London Heir is bringing her work to Karen White Gallery this weekend.She is a young lady who, at just 14 years old., shows a remarkable talent that belies her age. Currently London enjoys working with a variety of media including paints, pencils, clay, charcoal, chinese ink and quill.

London was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and is of Australian/Hungarian heritage. She began to learn the violin at the age of 6 and has travelled to Vienna, England and Singapore, just to name a few. I shall enjoy having her work in the Gallery and wish her every success as she furthers her artistic career. Here is a short interview with the lady herself.

What inspires you to create?

I love the result


What are your hopes for the future?

Love to be an illustrator

Name a few things that make you Happy?

Harry Potter, singing, music, violin, friends, birthdays, sunshine

Who are some of your favourite artists?

Leonardo Da Vinci, Maryanne Oliver

What music do you like?

Owl City

 "Molly"

"Little Thinker"

"Lucy"....Meaning Born at the Break of Day or Born at Dawn

  "Gada"...in Hebrew meaning Lucky. And cats have nine lives too!

Here is a link to London's facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/LondonHeir?fref=ts

Owl City - When Can I See You Again? (From Wreck it Ralph)